1984 Uruguayan general election
# 1984 Uruguayan general election

General elections were held in Uruguay on 25 November 1984, the first since the 1973 coup. Since then the country had been run by a civic-military dictatorship. The electoral process was considered transparent and marked the end of the dictatorship. The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies and received the most votes in the presidential election.

## Results

Seats :

| Party | Party | Presidential candidate | Votes | % | Chamber | +/– | Senate | +/– |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Colorado Party | Julio María Sanguinetti | 588,143 | 31.18 | 41 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| | Colorado Party | Jorge Pacheco Areco | 183,588 | 9.73 | 41 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| | Colorado Party | al lema | 5,970 | 0.32 | 41 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| | Colorado Party | Total | 777,701 | 41.23 | 41 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| | National Party | Alberto Zumarán | 554,443 | 29.39 | 35 | –5 | 11 | –1 |
| | National Party | Dardo Ortiz | 83,237 | 4.41 | 35 | –5 | 11 | –1 |
| | National Party | Juan Carlos Payssé | 21,644 | 1.15 | 35 | –5 | 11 | –1 |
| | National Party | al lema | 1,449 | 0.08 | 35 | –5 | 11 | –1 |
| | National Party | Total | 660,773 | 35.03 | 35 | –5 | 11 | –1 |
| | Broad Front | Juan José Crottogini | 401,104 | 21.26 | 21 | 3 | 6 | +1 |
| | Civic Union | Juan Vicente Chiarino | 45,841 | 2.43 | 2 | New | 0 | New |
| | Workers' Party | Juan Vital Andrada | 488 | 0.03 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| | Patriotic Union | Néstor Bolentini | 302 | 0.02 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| | Socialist Convergence | Carlos Ceriotti | 153 | 0.01 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,886,362 | 100.00 | 99 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,886,362 | 97.69 | | | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 44,569 | 2.31 | | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,930,931 | 100.00 | | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,197,503 | 87.87 | | | | |
| Source: Electoral Court |||||||||
